As the world basks on the thought of David Beckham retiring, we cannot but recognize what he had offered in his two decades of service to the sport. His awe-inspiring precision-based long balls that land on the player making the run, his undefeated loyalty to Manchester United and…
Lucas Moura displaying his very prized possession. The very shirt that could have caused some serious damage. Fans in Brazil do take their football seriously. In a game between Sao Paulo and Coritiba this past weekend, club rivalry was taken to another level. After the game Sao Paulo’s…
July 18th, 2012 – Parisian club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) sent shockwaves not only throughout France, but the entire football world. They acquired Thiago Silva (arguably the best defender currently playing) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (one of the most outspoken strikers existing today). Focusing on Ibrahimovic for a moment lets…
“Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.” – Jules Renard, a notable French author of the late eighteenth, early nineteenth century. This is the quote of the year that…
Date: 27th June 1984, Venue: Parc-des-Princes, Paris: Michel Platini and Bruno Bellone score a goal apiece to give Les Blues their first major title with a win over their neighbors – the mighty La Furia Roja. Little did Parisians know that, in the same month, approximately 2,900 miles…
Every four years we eagerly wait for an event, which can only be categorized as the grandest of all sporting spectacles out there. For a period of four weeks in that year we see thirty-two nations, and their 352 representatives battle it out for the most coveted medal/cup…